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• Make icons shape up with this new setting on the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge - CNET

  11-03-2016 23:23 via cnet.com
  
  A new setting provides a unified look for all app icons.
  
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• NASA tries to shed light on mysterious geyser on Saturn's moon - CNET

  11-03-2016 23:15 via cnet.com
  
  The Cassini spacecraft looks for clues about the strange plume shooting out of Enceladus as the moon passes in front of Orion's Belt.
  
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• Krew Mobile unveils affordable phone plan for families - CNET

  11-03-2016 22:57 via cnet.com
  
  One line for you, two lines for the kids, $40 per month. There's a catch, but maybe it's not a bad one?
  
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• Push the edge screen of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to its limits video - CNET

  11-03-2016 22:35 via cnet.com
  
  The Edge is less of a gimmick with these new tools.
  
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• This huge D-Link camera is like a bull in a china shop video - CNET

  11-03-2016 22:09 via cnet.com
  
  D-Link's $180 DCS-2630L security camera works pretty well, but its large size is super distracting.
  
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• Donald Trump is tweeting from his iPhone again - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:54 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: The candidate who said he is boycotting Apple still appears to be using his iPhone.
  
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• 'Creative Control' is a cautionary tale about getting too personal with tech - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:50 via cnet.com
  
  The film explores how tech has taken over our lives by dropping us into a world where devices are see-through and everyday augmented reality is no longer just a pipe dream.
  
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• GM gets serious about self-driving cars video - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:40 via cnet.com
  
  GM has big plans for taking on Google and Tesla. Meanwhile, Amazon has taught Alexa a new trick.
  
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• Who's the real star of 'Civil War'? - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:34 via cnet.com
  
  This is a Captain America movie, right?
  
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• Some things we learned from Scott Kelly's year in space, ​Crave ​ Ep. 232 video - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:28 via cnet.com
  
  This week on Crave​ we​ learn what American ​astronaut Scott Kelly got up to while aboard the International Space Station for a record-breaking 340 days that left him older, wiser and taller. Robots and gardening in antigravity....It's the Crave show!
  
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• Parrot Zik 3: The most high-tech, feature-packed wireless headphone you can get video - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:20 via cnet.com
  
  The impressive sounding Zik 3 looks like the Zik 2 but comes in new colors and textures, has an improved design, wireless charging, a Hi-Fi USB listening mode and smart noise canceling.
  
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• The 404 Show 1653: The shady episode (podcast) - CNET

  11-03-2016 21:07 via cnet.com
  
  Today we welcome Justin Yu back to the show so he can discuss all the shady shinanigans he's recently been involved in. We'll also weigh in on Beetlejuice 2, the new Ghostbusters trailer, the upcoming Apple event and why Snapchat is simultaneously great and awful.
  
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• Ford's armored cop-car body panels can stop armor-piercing rounds - Roadshow

  11-03-2016 21:02 via cnet.com
  
  No, they are not offered as options for your daily driver.
  
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• VIDEO: Filming a programme in 360 degrees

  11-03-2016 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's technology programme, Click, is to broadcast an entire programme made in 360-degree video.
  
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• Intel plans to sell part of venture capital unit: Bloomberg

  11-03-2016 20:37
  The world's biggest chipmaker was working with UBS Group AG to look for potential buyers, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The portfolio comprises companies across the globe and is part of the company's corporate venture unit, Intel Capital, according to the report. Intel declined to comment, while UBS was not immediately available for comment.
  
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• Cadillac reinvents itself with new XT5 SUV video - Roadshow

  11-03-2016 20:33 via cnet.com
  
  The 2017 XT5 is the first of four new SUVs for Cadillac, and shows how the company wants to take on BMW with an emphasis on sport and luxury.
  
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• Woz says Amazon Echo is the next big platform - CNET

  11-03-2016 20:15 via cnet.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: In a new interview, the Apple co-founder extols the virtues of "not having to lift anything." Gosh.
  
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• Dell XPS 13 (2016, Gold Edition) review - CNET

  11-03-2016 20:09 via cnet.com
  
  This updated Dell XPS 13 is colored gold and has a high price to match.
  
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• Buy the chair J.K. Rowling sat on to write 'Harry Potter' - CNET

  11-03-2016 20:06 via cnet.com
  
  A lucky bidder will soon get to take a seat on a piece of literary history as J.K. Rowling's hand-painted "Harry Potter" chair goes up for auction.
  
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• Google is hitting the road _ literally _ for user feedback

  11-03-2016 19:54
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is about to embark on an old-school search, swapping its Internet algorithm for a custom-built van that will cruise across the U.S. to find out how people use its online services and react to new features.
  
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• GM buys Cruise Automation to speed self-driving car strategy

  11-03-2016 19:44
  General Motors Co announced Friday it is buying Cruise Automation, a San Francisco self-driving vehicle startup, the latest move by the auto company as it competes with Silicon Valley to develop self-driving cars that could be used in ride-sharing fleets. GM and Cruise did not disclose the value of the deal. Technology website Re/Code cited sources as saying GM paid $1 billion.
  
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• DIY gas masks tested against tear gas grenades - CNET

  11-03-2016 19:42 via cnet.com
  
  Can household items be transformed into effective gas masks? This is one craft project that could leave you choked up.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 gets promo love from Verizon - CNET

  11-03-2016 19:39 via cnet.com
  
  Verizon is the latest carrier to offer special deals on Samsung's new Galaxy phones. Buy an S7 and get a Core Prime phone for $1 a month.
  
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• Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods announced as latest expansion

  11-03-2016 19:37
  
  Blizzard reveals new Hearthstone cards including C’Thun, a ‘legendary’ that interacts with 16 other new cards, in major expansion that changes format of gameThe next expansion pack for Hearthstone, Blizzard’s hugely popular collectible card video game, will be called Whispers of the Old Gods and will launch towards the end of April or the beginning of May, the company has announced.Based around Warcraft’s Lovecraftian-style elder gods, C’Thun, Yogg-Saron, N&rs
  
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• SnapGlass? HoloChat? Snapchat is secretly hiring wearable technology experts - CNET

  11-03-2016 19:34 via cnet.com
  
  There's reason to believe Snapchat is building smart glasses. That could mean a lot more snaps from a whole new perspective.
  
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• How to move apps to the microSD card on your Galaxy S7, S7 Edge - CNET

  11-03-2016 19:26 via cnet.com
  
  It's a quick and easy way to free up storage on your phone.
  
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• The Dell XPS 13 gets a special gold edition video - CNET

  11-03-2016 19:05 via cnet.com
  
  This updated Dell XPS 13 keeps the barely there bezel, and adds some high-end features.
  
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• Elon Musk's Hyperloop could head to 'old' Europe before California

  11-03-2016 19:01
  
  As two companies compete to make Hyperloop a reality, one looks to Slovakia as the first destination, ahead of the original Los Angeles to San Francisco rail planTake that Silicon Valley – Slovakia, a country at the heart of “old” Europe, might become home to the first hi-tech Hyperloop train.Dirk Ahlborn, chief executive officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), announced on Thursday that HTT has reached an agreement with the Slovakian government to explore build
  
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• The wonderful wizard Woz talks about his comics and tech convention on Tomorrow Daily video - CNET

  11-03-2016 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  We're excited about Silicon Valley Comic Con (it has all our favorite things: tech, comics, and video games in one convention), so we asked the one and only Steve Wozniak to tell us all about it.
  
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• Through Europe in a Tesla Model S part 3: Barcelona or bust video - CNET

  11-03-2016 18:55 via cnet.com
  
  Behind schedule but with a full battery, Andy and Luke fire up the car for a final run towards the Spanish border. Will they make it to Mobile World Congress? (Part 3 of 3.)
  
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• Entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox says women have the potential to 'take back the internet'

  11-03-2016 18:33
  
  The co-founder of Lastminute.com revealed just 17% of people who work in the UK’s internet sector are women.
  
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• General Motors acquires self-driving car startup Cruise Automation

  11-03-2016 18:31
  
  Automotive giant looks to head off challenges to its dominance by tech companies such as Alphabet and Apple in developing driverless vehiclesDetroit automotive giant General Motors has acquired Cruise Automation, a Silicon Valley maker of driverless cars, as it moves to head off a challenge to its dominance from some of the tech world’s biggest companies. GM’s acquisition of Cruise “provides our company with a unique technology advantage that is unmatched in our industry”
  
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• U.S. says legal hurdles remain to deployment of self-driving cars

  11-03-2016 18:30
  (Reuters) - The top U.S. auto safety regulator said Friday that significant legal hurdles must be cleared before fully self-driving cars without steering wheels and gas pedals can be sold in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working on new guidance to states, policymakers and companies on self-driving vehicles that it hopes to release in July. NHTSA spokesman Gordon Trowbridge said a report being released Friday shows there are relatively few legal
  
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• Wi-Fi tracking, revenge porn: Podcast 258

  11-03-2016 18:27
  
  
  The latest on Apple and the FBI, how Wi-Fi tracking can predict what sandwich you'll buy and we investigate what's being done to tackle revenge porn.By: WIRED.co.uk, Continue reading...
  
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• Click: Watch a full show in 360 degrees

  11-03-2016 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Technology show Click makes history with the BBC's first interactive fully 360-degree programme.
  
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• The Doom multiplayer trailer is the calm, peaceful affair you expect it to be

  11-03-2016 17:43
  The classic shooter remake is out in May.
  
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• Next year's MacBooks could get blazingly fast Optane SSDs

  11-03-2016 17:38
  
  MacBooks could witness a major turbo-boost to their storage, as it seems there's a good chance that Intel's Optane SSDs will be nestling in Apple's notebooks before too long.If you're not familiar with the moniker, Optane is Intel's brand name for 3D Xpoint technology which is set to give a massive boost to system memory and SSDs alike. 3D Xpoint boasts a transistor-less crosspoint architecture which allows for data to be read and written in small sizes far more swiftly and efficiently.And the g
  
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• And the award for Best Free Office Suite goes to... - CNET

  11-03-2016 17:32 via cnet.com
  
  From the Cheapskate: Former champ WPS Office is no longer my preferred Microsoft Office alternative. Ready to hear my new pick? Plus: three bonus deals!
  
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• Updated: 100 best free iPhone games on the planet

  11-03-2016 17:30
  
  The best games money can't buyThe days when you had to buy a dedicated gaming rig and spend a load of cash for a quality gaming experience are long gone. Thanks to the iPhone (and iPod touch) and the App Store, you can get an excellent mobile gaming experience for just a few bucks (or quid, for that matter) or even less.In fact, a lot of the games out there are free. But can you get great games for nothing at all, or is the "free" section of the App Store just a shoddy excuse to bombard you with
  
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• Ex-Japan PM: nuclear power remains unsafe and too costly

  11-03-2016 17:25
  
  Naoto Kan, who presided over country during Fukushima disaster in 2011, cautions over plans to build new UK plantsNuclear power is unsafe and too expensive to justify building new plants anywhere in the world, according to the Japanese prime minister at the time of the Fukushima nuclear accident. Related: Hinkley Point C: what you need to know about the nuclear power projectContinue reading...
  
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• Now you can ask Alexa to pay your Capital One credit card bill - CNET

  11-03-2016 17:15 via cnet.com
  
  Enable Capital One's new Alexa skill, and you'll be able to ask Amazon's virtual assistant to check your balance, tell you your next due date -- or go ahead and make a payment.
  
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• FBI 'could force Apple to hand over private key'

  11-03-2016 17:05
  
  A legal filing implies that Department of Justice has a plan B, which involves demanding the company’s electronic signatureIf Apple doesn’t comply with the court order requiring it to weaken the security on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, it may be asked to hand over the source code to the entire operating system instead, the Department of Justice has implied.In its formal legal rebuttal to Apple, the department addressed one of Apple’s key legal arguments: that forc
  
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• Galaxy S7 Edge proves tough to repair - CNET

  11-03-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  The latest teardown from iFixit reveals some pluses, but this is not a phone you'd want to take apart yourself.
  
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• Change the look of your fridge (without replacing it) - CNET

  11-03-2016 17:00 via cnet.com
  
  If your appliances are less than pristine and you want to give them some pizazz without a permanent makeover, then these ideas are for you.
  
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• Believe it or not, the Chuckle Brothers make excellent Hitmen

  11-03-2016 17:00
  
  That’s right. Paul and Barry, aka your childhood, played a game of real life Hitman. And they even pulled out the famous catchphrase.
  
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• Gaming trade show E3 may open to public

  11-03-2016 16:58
  Entertainment Software Association, the American governing body that operates E3, has defended the show's relevance, and hinted it is considering one of the biggest changes in its history -- opening to the public.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Malware suspected in Bangladesh bank heist: officials

  11-03-2016 16:53
  Investigators suspect unknown hackers managed to install malware in the Bangladesh central bank's computer systems and watched, probably for weeks, how to go about withdrawing money from its U.S. account, two bank officials briefed on the matter said on Friday. More than a month after hackers breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and attempted to steal nearly $1 billion from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cyber security experts are trying to find out how the hackers got in. In
  
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• The Apple Pencil: an illustrator's review

  11-03-2016 16:45
  
  Just another Apple product or a digital magic wand? Guardian illustrator Chloe Cushman takes it for a spinThe Apple Pencil is a cursed product, haunted by a single Steve Jobs quote from 2010: “If you see a stylus, they blew it.” Jobs thought that the stylus, a pen-like device used to write or draw directly on a digital screen, was a useless appendage. If you couldn’t operate a device with only your fingertips its design was flawed. This may be the real reason behind the very li
  
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• Survey: The impact of UX on enterprise software

  11-03-2016 16:45 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  Is user experience design transforming enterprise software? Take this survey and share your input. You can request a free copy of the research report.
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S7 edge: Hands-on with the best Android phone around

  11-03-2016 16:30
  
  The new handset went on sale in the UK today.
  
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